Bible Strands
Jeremiah 31:4
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Israel directly as "Virgin Israel," speaking at a moment of promised national restoration immediately after declaring an everlasting love that drew the nation.
The words — The Hebrew word עֹד (od) means "again" and appears twice to mark repeated divine action, while תַּעֲדִי (ta'adi) literally means "you will ornament yourself" or "dress yourself."
The thread — The text's promise of rebuilding and dancing reversal of Amos 5:2's declaration that "Virgin Israel" would never rise, and it parallels the rebuilding of Judah and Israel in Jeremiah 33:7 and the turning of mourning to joy in Jeremiah 31:13.
Why it lands — The verse states that divine rebuilding precedes communal rejoicing, requiring the reader to accept restoration as a guaranteed sequence rather than a conditional possibility.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 33:7 I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
- Jeremiah 31:13 Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
- Amos 5:2 “Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
- Jeremiah 30:18 This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- Acts 15:16 ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
- Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
- 2 Kings 19:21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
- Psalms 51:18 In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 149:3 Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
- Lamentations 2:13 What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?